Pointy_end_up
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I just wanted to introduce myself and thank everyone. I've gotten back into rocketry after my 2 year old daughter got excited about it following a trip to Huntsville. We've been having a great time building rockets ever since. I've been learning a lot from reading this forum, the NAR website, the apogee technical notes, Accur8, and Chris Michielssen's blog. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that posted questions and thanks to those that answered them because I was having the similar questions. I've been applying that knowledge gained to building some rockets and have been introduced to others through Southern Area Rocketry (SOAR).
I appreciate Chris Michielssen's blog for the detailed build of the Estes Redstone. He pointed out the capsule wasn't correct and suggested changing the window. I decided to expand on his ideas and scratch-built a window. I then added covers of the clamps between the capsule and the booster, added more definition to the thrusters, and then dry brushed everything to add depth and bring out the highlights.
Used an Accur8 wrap and that really brought out a lot more details. The rocket didn't have the best first flight (engine ejected instead of the parachute) but subsequent flights have gone well.
My daughter said she wanted a blue crayon but when we got home, that changed to purple. So purple it is. I added a paper wrap with correctly scaled logos to make it look more like a crayon. She also said she wanted a pink Hello Kitty rocket. After seeing Der Pink Max on Chris Michielssen's blog, we built that too using decals from Stickershock23.
We then built a Quest Courier so her babies AKA my old Star Wars figures could fly rockets. She picked orange for the paint job and I added in windows so Chewbacca could see where he was flying. I also modified the rocket for 24mm motors. Something I would not have felt comfortable doing without reading over how others have done it on this forum. So thanks again for posting and allowing the rest of us to learn from those posts.
So thanks to everyone that has been posting here, offering encouragement and insight. We're now filling the house with rockets and having a great time doing it.
[video=youtube;X_xktp71IKk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xktp71IKk[/video]
I appreciate Chris Michielssen's blog for the detailed build of the Estes Redstone. He pointed out the capsule wasn't correct and suggested changing the window. I decided to expand on his ideas and scratch-built a window. I then added covers of the clamps between the capsule and the booster, added more definition to the thrusters, and then dry brushed everything to add depth and bring out the highlights.
Used an Accur8 wrap and that really brought out a lot more details. The rocket didn't have the best first flight (engine ejected instead of the parachute) but subsequent flights have gone well.
My daughter said she wanted a blue crayon but when we got home, that changed to purple. So purple it is. I added a paper wrap with correctly scaled logos to make it look more like a crayon. She also said she wanted a pink Hello Kitty rocket. After seeing Der Pink Max on Chris Michielssen's blog, we built that too using decals from Stickershock23.
We then built a Quest Courier so her babies AKA my old Star Wars figures could fly rockets. She picked orange for the paint job and I added in windows so Chewbacca could see where he was flying. I also modified the rocket for 24mm motors. Something I would not have felt comfortable doing without reading over how others have done it on this forum. So thanks again for posting and allowing the rest of us to learn from those posts.
So thanks to everyone that has been posting here, offering encouragement and insight. We're now filling the house with rockets and having a great time doing it.
[video=youtube;X_xktp71IKk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xktp71IKk[/video]
